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22 Richmond June 25th 1865 (64) Alvord Captain Supt Freedmen & C Captain Is there not a large amount of grass upon the confiscated and abandoned farms within your District that if property cut and cured would make good Hay. No grass is grown in this part of the State, hence we shall have to depend upon your District, or the Q.M. Dept, to provide us with hay the coming winter; I would recommend that you employ at once all the hands necessary to Secure the hay crop, Take your men upon Q.M. Rolls purchase Sythes and Rakes (if you can find Second hand ones in the Country all the better) if you have not the funds to do this I will provide them.- You are doubtless aware that no time is to be lost in this matter. I Send three hundred forms of contract to you this day by mail in Care of H. Qrs. of the Bureau at Washington. I am Captain very respty & C. (Sgd) O Brown Colonel and Asst Comr official J. A. Bates A.A.A. Genl Richmond va. June 26th 1865 (65) Curtis Maj Genl Chief of Staff General I have the honor to report that the Supt of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands in the vicinity of Norfolk States that the Crops upon government farms are being ruined for want of competent detailed men to take the charge of the Farms - I would respectfully ask that an order be telegraphed to the Commanding Officer of that Part to furnish Such details as may be necessary, without delay, I am General, Very respty & c (Sgd) O. Brown Colonel, & Asst. Comr official J. A. Bates A.A.A. Genl Richmond va. June 26th 1865 (66 Telegram) Keatley Lieut - Supt Freedmen Norfolk Va Genl Miles has received orders from Dept Hd Qrs to have ten (10) men practical farmers report to you for duty on Government Farms, (Sgd) O Brown. Col & C Asst Commissioner official J. A. Bates A.A.A. Genl 23 Richmond va. June 26th 1865 (67 Telegram) Flagg Capt. A.S. Supt Freedmen Fort Monroe Va. Send immediately a list of all abandoned Lands in your possession on the peninsular and Eastern Shore. Give the name of owner and description of the Lands. - You need not include in this list lands that have been Confiscated. (Sgd) O. Brown Colonel Asst Commissioner official J. A. Bates Richmond June 26th 1865 (68) Terry Major Genl Commanding Dept of Va. General I would respectfully request that the Clothing and material, being manufactured under direction of the military authorities of the Department. for the benefit of the Freedmen, be turned over to this Bureau I am General, Yours &c Sgd, O Brown Colonel, & Asst, Commr official J. A. Bates A.A.A. Genl Richmond va. June 27th 1865 (69) Flagg Capt A.S. A.Q.M. Supt Freedmen Fort Monroe Va. Meet me in Norfolk tomorrow morning (Sgd, O. Brown Col: Asst: Commissioner official J.A. Bates A.A.A. Genl Richmond va. June 27th 1865 (70) Curtis Maj. Genl. Chief of Staff General I beg leave to call your attention to the fact that the Citizens in this Department, are continually Sending from their homes old and infirm Negros and helpless children, this entire class of persons will be dependent upon the Government - In order to provide for them with the least possible cost, I would respectfully ask that all old Hospital Beds, bedding, Cooking utensils, Knives, Spoons, Cups, Bunks and all other kinds of Hospital property that can be of no further use to the Government and would amount to but little if Sold, be turned over for the use of this Bureau. Many of these articles are needed at once (over)
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